Huo Sishen's thin lips moved, as if he wanted to say something.
However, Gu Shishi had already turned around and left with Chen Kexin with her head held high.
Luo Pingting only felt the pressure on her lessen after Gu Shishi's petite figure had left.
"Brother Huo, I didn't expect Shishi to be so strict with you."
Luo Pingting's expression was unpleasant, but it was obvious that she was looking down on him.
"She's so jealous. Do you still have any freedom?"
"Jealous?"
The man narrowed his eyes and frowned slightly.
Luo Pingting thought that her words had the subtle effect of driving a wedge between them.
This made Huo Sishen dislike and even loathe Gu Shishi.
She spoke even more enthusiastically.
"That's right. It's ridiculous. You just had a meal with me, and she's already so jealous. She's so eager to declare her sovereignty over you. She doesn't even think about it. You're a man with courage and wisdom."
"She doesn't give you any male dignity when you're outside. When I was young, I still remember that you were the most outstanding among your brothers. Even Auntie Huo rarely disciplined you. She trusted you a lot … "
Her face turned pale as she said this. "Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to mention the past and upset you."
Everyone knew that Huo Sishen's past was a taboo topic.
How could she say it out loud?
Luo Pingting bit her lip secretly and was anxious to make up for it.
However, when she looked up, she realized that the man she had not seen for many years and had become even more imposing. At this moment, there was no trace of impatience or gloominess on his handsome face.
Instead … he seemed to be deep in thought. Was he distracted?
Did he not notice what she said?
Luo Pingting heaved a sigh of relief.
"What do you want to eat, Brother Huo? You can order anything you want. I still have some savings from before! "
Huo Sishen lowered his eyes and looked at the menu that she handed to him. He was in a daze.
She was jealous … She was controlling him …
She was asserting her sovereignty over him when they were outside.
His thin lips were pursed tightly for a moment, then slightly raised for a moment, and then his jaw tightened.
There was something in his chest that wanted to rush out of his cage.
He couldn't see any words on the menu.
Gu Shishi followed Chen Kexin into the private room that had been booked beforehand.
The sudden anger in his heart dissipated by a large half.
Why did she walk over so impulsively just now?
Now that she thought about it, she broke out in a cold sweat.
What right did she have to have the guts to go against the life-saving big shot and mock him for lying about working overtime?
She had only been able to live for a month recently. As expected, she had swelled up so much that her body was as light as a feather and her brain was not working well.
The big boss was usually unsmiling and locked himself in the room. According to Doctor Qin, they needed to pay attention to his mood changes at all times. It was very likely that it would cause a sudden change that would worsen his condition.
Not only was she not careful, she even ran over and spoke rudely?
Whether the big boss worked overtime or who he ate with, was that something she could care less about?
She wasn't his secretary, nor was she Si Yi. How could she know everything about his schedule and interfere with his work?
The Luo family's business had collapsed, and the head of the Luo family was going to be sentenced.
Was he going to talk to Luo Pingting about the Luo family?
Maybe they want to annex the Luo Clan?
Gu Shishi reached out and hit herself on the head.
When she heard Luo Pingting say something like, "Thank you, Brother Huo, for helping her and saving the Luo family," she suddenly got angry and rushed over.
However, she still didn't know what exactly happened.
She was too rash.
Gu Shishi felt a little regretful.
"Master, please take a seat."
Old Madam Chen's kind voice sounded.
"I've already asked them to serve the signature dishes."
Gu Shishi immediately came back to her senses and smiled at Old Madam Chen.
She leaned against her and sat down.
"Master, the emojis you drew are so cute. I sent them to my old friends. They are so envious."
Old Madam Chen had bragged to her friends in the car on the way to the restaurant.
She was exactly the same as Chen Kexin.
"But don't worry, your time is precious. Even if they beg me, I can't casually give out your contact information. How can I let you keep wasting your time doing this …"
Old Madam Chen's voice abruptly stopped halfway.
Gu Shishi picked up the cup of chrysanthemum tea in front of her.
She took off her mask, took off her hat, and gently blew at the edge of the cup.
The steam from the fragrant tea floated in the air for a while. Old Madam Chen was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.
Chen Kexin sat at the head of the table. She looked at her grandmother and then at the calm Gu Shishi.
The corners of her mouth twitched.
This was such a familiar scene!
"Ma, ma …"
Old Madam Chen was so shocked that she couldn't say another word.
Chen Kexin sighed.
This was such a familiar line!
It was exactly the same as when she found out that the ink painter was Gu Shishi!
Her grandmother wasn't much better than her!
That was true. She had always thought that Gu Shishi was a famous and super Chinese artist who was at least fifty or sixty years old. She even thought that her paintings were worth at least ten million yuan. Now, she realized that the reality was completely different.
Not a single guess was correct!
How could she not be shocked?
Old Madam Chen didn't know that her granddaughter was complaining. Otherwise, she would have made her copy the "Book of Filial Piety" immediately.
"I really didn't expect it to be Miss Gu."
Old Madam Chen was experienced.
It only took her a minute to adjust her emotions and expression.
However, at this moment, the excitement, admiration, and even admiration on her old face were no less than before. Instead, they were even more overflowing.
"You're really a young talent. There are talents in every generation, and heroes come from the young! If I had known that the master was Miss Gu, I would have asked Keke to invite you to our house as soon as possible. "
Old Madam Chen's words were no longer as calm as before.
Of course, she was excited!
Originally, many ink painters she had come into contact with had strange tempers and personalities. Moreover, they were out of reach. They weren't willing to have too much contact with rich businessmen like her.
To put it nicely, they were in different circles.
To put it bluntly, artists didn't care about money and benefits. They more or less despised people who did business.
This chain of contempt was really subtle.
Even Chen Kexin's eyes couldn't help but move slightly when she heard her grandmother's words.
Luo Pingting, who was sitting outside, was a rich young lady who had been influenced since she was young. She despised commoners and ordinary people. On the other hand, artists who stood out from this ordinary circle despised this group of rich people who only cared about money.
With this inference, Gu Shishi was someone who stood at the top of the food circle!
Chen Kexin rubbed her nose.
She was an artist in the circle of rich people!
Old Madam Chen, who originally felt that she was a little distant from the master, was so affectionate that she almost forgot her granddaughter's surname.
She held Gu Shishi's hand. "You're Shishi from the Gu family, right? I've seen you once. As an elder, I'll take advantage of my seniority and call you 'Little Shishi.' In the future, you can treat me like your biological grandmother. After all, the Gu couple are young. There are many things that they don't know as much as an old fart like me. They also don't know how to take care of children. "
Old Madam Gu had passed away early.
Gu Shishi would never be able to experience the love and care of a biological grandmother.
"They only know how to make money and talk about business. They have endless business trips. They don't even have time to teach children, let alone care and love."
"Although your mother has a meticulous personality, she doesn't have her own opinions. After giving birth to you, she hurt her body. Back then, she didn't have much experience raising children. Now that you've grown up, she doesn't know how to take care of you."
With just a few words, Old Madam Chen was ready to become Gu Shishi's' biological grandmother '.
She had lived a life of luxury for half of her life, but when could she become the master's grandmother?! Never before!
Moreover, everyone knew about the Gu family's affairs.
It was obvious that Old Madam Chen looked down on the Gu family's parents.
One was petty and didn't know what she was thinking. She didn't care about her biological daughter and only knew that she was an adopted daughter.
The other only knew how to maximize benefits. She sent her biological daughter to the Huo family for a marriage alliance and didn't care about the future. After sending her in, she felt that her biological daughter had also been tainted by the Huo family's bad luck and simply avoided her.
Old Madam Chen wasn't someone who would gossip behind others' backs.
However, she held Gu Shishi's hand and looked at her granddaughter's blank and innocent eyes. Her heart ached.
She couldn't help but say these words!
If her granddaughter experienced such a thing, what would she do?!
Her heart would probably ache to death.
If it was Keke, she would suffer in her adoptive parents' house. After she finally returned to her biological parents' side, she would be kicked out of the marriage alliance.
Her mother didn't dote on her and her father didn't love her. She would watch her parents dote on her adopted daughter all day long …
Sigh.
Just thinking about it made her heart bleed!
"Little Shishi, if you have any grievances in the future, just tell grandma."
"Although grandma can't control the Gu family, I still have a say in the Chen family. We don't have anything else in the family, but we have a lot of money!"
"Don't be shy and don't be shy. We don't lack a room at home and food for one person."
"If you're not comfortable outside, come to the Chen family to look for grandma. I'll pay for all your food and drink. If you need anything, just tell grandma and I'll buy it for you! I have a lot of private money, and my son is filial to me every month. The old man's savings are all mine! "
Old Madam Chen's words almost made Chen Kexin kneel down.
Chen Kexin had heard from his grandmother since he was young that it was difficult to go from luxury to frugality, so he had to be frugal.
He didn't want to be like others who only knew how to buy branded luxury goods and only knew how to look good on the surface.
When did grandma say that the family had so much money that they couldn't spend it all?!
Didn't this mean that she wanted him to squander?
Chen Kexin looked at his grandmother bitterly.
Who was the real granddaughter?
Old Madam Chen finally received her granddaughter's gaze.
"Keke, don't be stingy."
"In the future, Little Shishi is your …"
Only then did she turn around.
"It's my negligence. Little Shishi, when is your birthday?"
The corners of Chen Kexin's mouth twitched.
Gu Shishi was also blushing with shame.
She was completely dumbfounded.
Before she could figure out the big boss's situation, she was stunned by a bunch of notifications from the system.
[Beep, received Old Madam Chen's favorability!]
[Beep! Received Old Madam Zhang's favorability!]
[Beep! Received Old Madam Zhao's favorability!]
[Beep …]
A series of favorability, and Old Madam Chen was only one of them.
And the last two crisp sounds shocked her even more.
[Beep, Old Madam Chen has become your fangirl.]
[Beep, Old Madam Chen is willing to become an elder who will protect and stand up for you.]
Gu Shishi widened her eyes.
An elder could understand.
Fangirl …?!
She was still hesitating whether she should explode, but she didn't expect that she would gain so much from exploding.
She was in a daze, and Old Madam Chen thought that she didn't want to agree.
"Little Shishi, I've eaten more rice than you've eaten salt. Listen to me, a woman should have a reliable maternal family. "
"In the future, there will always be times when you quarrel with your husband and have small conflicts. When that day comes, if you don't go to the Gu family, come to the Chen family."
Old Madam Chen's voice was sonorous and powerful.
"Just think of me as your maternal grandmother."
"In the past, when your Old Madam Gu was still alive, she was also in our retirement group."
As Old Madam Chen spoke, she showed her her WeChat group.
Gu Shishi lowered her head and saw the name of the group, 'Buddhist Retirement Group'.
She accidentally glanced at the chat history.
[Fat Otaku Happy: I got something good.]
[Is My Little Cutie Here?]
A chubby bunny was leaning against the door and looking outside.
[No Yali: Hey, this expression is not bad. Take it away!]
[Fat Otaku Happy: Hoho, it's exclusive. Do you understand? It's my zodiac sign. It's useless even if you take it away.]
[Come and hit me.]
The bunny flirted with the floor and waved its pink and tender paws.
[No Name Until You're Skinny: Hey, take it away! My granddaughter is a bunny!]
[Baby is 10 years old this year: Exclusive? Where did you get it? I've collected it!]
[Fat Otaku Happy: A bunch of shameless old robbers!]
[Fat Otaku Happy: This is tailor-made for me by the master! Show off your face.jpg]
[I'm Confused: It's that ink master! I worship him. Collected!]
[Baby is 10 years old this year: I worship him. Collected!]
[No Name Until You're Skinny: I worship him. Collected!]
[No Yali: I worship him. Collected!]
[Fan Fan is My Husband: I worship him. Collected!]
Gu Shishi was speechless.
Forget about the others, this' Fan Fan is My Husband 'had to be at least 60 years old in 3D, right?
Amen!
Gu Shishi flipped through the system's favorability record and confirmed that these people were all in the grandma group!
What a great fighting spirit!
She could not help but feel a chill run down her spine.
Women in their sixties and seventies, and women in their fifties and sixties loved handsome men. They would never stop chasing after an outstanding partner. Their fighting spirit was truly endless!
She could not help but feel a sense of danger.
Big Boss Huo was just as good-looking and rich as the little fresh meats. How many people would chase after her after she cleared her bad reputation?
Luo Pingting was nothing. She was just one of them!
Gu Shishi: I have to work hard!
"Little Shishi, what do you think? You're the same as Keke. Do you want to be my god-granddaughter? "
Old Madam Chen finally reached out to the ink master of the generation.
She would not complain about having a dozen granddaughters like her!
Gu Shishi nodded. "Yes, of course. I'll do it when it's time!"
Big Boss, she wanted it!
She could not give it to anyone else!
There were so many competitors. She had to occupy the seat beside him as soon as possible!
She had to have a good talk with Big Boss when she got home today!
She could not just eat and chat with random people by the roadside!
"Haha, okay, okay." Old Madam Chen was grinning from ear to ear. "Little Shishi, don't worry. You have to keep your identity a secret. I won't hold you back. I won't tell anyone."
"Also, I'll still give you money for your paintings in the future. I won't take them for free. Not only that, I'll also introduce you to some business in the future. Zhang and He have as much money as I do. I'll get all of it for your dowry! "
Gu Shishi: "?"
"Come, this crab roe shumai is the best here. Try it!"
"Keke, hurry up. Get some soup for your senior."
Chen Kexin: "…"
Old Madam Chen: "Hehe, I have another granddaughter to show off to."
Gu Shishi: "I won't be so distracted next time."
In the hall outside, Luo Pingting had been talking for a long time. Gradually, she felt that the atmosphere was not right.
The man in front of her did not show any signs of adoration. He did not even have a normal expression.
It was so cold that it made her shiver.
Luo Pingting gradually felt a little awkward.
She was about to change the topic and talk about Huo Chuchu. She wanted to get closer to Huo Sishen, who used to love his sister the most.
However, just as she said the word "Chuchu," Huo Sishen frowned and threw down the menu.
Her heart sank. Before she could make up for it, disaster fell from the sky!
Bang! A waiter walked by and a bowl of freshly made honey sauce pork trotters spilled all over her!
"Ah!"
Luo Pingting screamed!
Her face was red and dark.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
The waiter apologized profusely and hurriedly wiped her face with a tissue on the table.
However, he was so flustered that he knocked over a glass of iced sparkling water on the right.
Summer had passed, but autumn had just arrived. Luo Pingting went indoors. In order to look beautiful, she wore a thin dress and exposed her beautiful calves.
Now, when the iced water fell on her body, it chilled her to the bone and went straight to her heart!
"What's wrong with you?!"
Luo Pingting almost went crazy!
She reached out and pushed the clumsy waiter away.
However, after a while, she stood up and her face turned pale.
The business of the Baiwei House was very good.
However, it had passed a peak. At this moment, there were fewer people coming and going. Most of them were eating at the table.
There was no one else around this waiter.
No one touched her or knocked her down … She actually fell on the ground and spilled a bowl of pork trotters on her.
Luo Pingting also saw a male waiter beside her. He was holding two plates of food with a steamer in the middle. He walked steadily and skillfully to the table next door.
However, the one in front of her … She couldn't even hold a bowl of food properly!
After falling, she even knocked over the drinks!
She ruined her new dress that was worth fifty thousand yuan!
She had just bought it before the Luo family's financial crisis. Today was the first time she wore it out!
She had never encountered such an unlucky thing in the past twenty years. Even the many sisters around her had never encountered such a thing!
No matter how she thought about it, Luo Pingting could only feel the coldness of the ice water seeping into her bones through her clothes.
Her body trembled. Then, she looked at Huo Sishen, who was sitting upright and handsome, with some panic.
He had a handsome face and a well-tailored black suit. However, for some reason, half of his face happened to be covered by the shadow!
Even though she knew that it was broad daylight and that the waiter was blocking the light, Luo Pingting's face was still as pale as a sheet of paper. Even her lips had lost their color!
Not to mention, a hoarse, low, and cold voice that seemed to have come from hell.
"Miss Luo, before your father was asked to leave, I also invited him to have a meal."
Huo Sishen's thin lips parted slightly. Unexpectedly, there was a trace of a cruel smile.
He was so handsome, but he was like a demon in the dark.
With a bang, Luo Pingting sat down on the seat.
She only felt a chill coming from the soles of her feet, making her whole body unable to move.
It was true that he was a jinx. He was a jinx!
He had jinxed her father, and today, he had jinxed her …
Huo Sishen looked at the fear on her face. His eyes were full of mockery and disdain. He did not bother to hide his disgust and contempt.
"I heard that you like me."
He curved his thin lips.
"No … No, no!"
Luo Pingting was actually trembling. She stood up with her bag, trembling, and was about to rush out of the door.
"Miss Luo, please be on time tomorrow."
Huo Sishen picked up the napkin and wiped his slender fingers.
"Come to my house and play for … my fiancée to relieve her boredom."
He emphasized the second half of his sentence.
Luo Pingting had only taken two steps when her legs gave way and she almost fell to the ground.
Disbelief and fear were written all over her face.
"No …"
He was taking revenge on her for Gu Shishi?!
Gu Wushuang had said the same thing, but she did not believe it!
She had even signed the contract that his butler had sent over!
She had thought that Huo Sishen was interested in her. She had lost the inheritance that belonged to the Luo family, and the bad reputation of the Luo family had made it difficult for her to marry into a wealthy family.
She had thought that Huo Sishen was handsome. Although he had gotten a share of the Huo family's inheritance and had been kicked out of the family, she had thought that she could give birth to a few children for him in the future and be thick-skinned enough to fight for the Huo family's inheritance … She had signed the contract!
She had thought that it would be a harmonious relationship. How could she have known that it would be such humiliation?!
Moreover, it was true that he was a jinx!
Luo Pingting felt as if she had fallen into a snow pit!
Just as she was about to lose all hope, she heard a soft and anxious voice.
"What's wrong?"
"Miss Luo, why did you fall?"
Luo Pingting's expression was distorted. She was not the one who had fallen. It was someone else!
The person who had come was none other than Gu Shishi.
"Get up quickly. You're a lady from a wealthy family. What are you doing? Is it true that your father has evaded taxes and earned unscrupulous money? Is that why you're unlucky? According to Buddhism, karma is the cycle of reincarnation. It's inevitable that your family's luck is so bad right now, right? "
She had just left the private room to go to the washroom. The moment she came out, she saw Luo Pingting fearful of the boss and looking like a ghost after being unlucky.
Her heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly ran over.
She pulled Luo Pingting up.
"Miss Luo, look at you. You fell on the ground so casually. You're affecting other people's walking and the customers' eating. How embarrassing!"
"Look, the pig trotters are ruined."
Gu Shishi was about to break out in cold sweat. The boss's temper had been a little strange recently.
If something happened, he might think that he was a jinx to Luo Pingting.
That would not do!
She had to prevent the boss's imagination from running wild!
It didn't matter who was unlucky, as long as it had nothing to do with him!
Luo Pingting gritted her teeth at her words.
Huo Sishen, on the other hand, raised his eyebrows.
His eyes, which had been cold a moment ago, suddenly flickered.
He turned his head and his gaze fell on the girl who had been chattering the moment she arrived.
Her words were obviously absurd and unreasonable, but he felt a soft sensation in his chest when he heard them. It was as if a feather had brushed against his heart, making him feel numb and itchy …
Her small face was as fair as jade. She was wearing an old-fashioned outfit that he had no idea where she had gotten it from, but it made her look soft and graceful.
As she spoke, little stars twinkled in her eyes.
Huo Sishen felt his throat tighten. He turned his face away.
However, he pricked up his ears to listen to what other funny and cute words she could say. It sounded like the chirping of a little bird. It was quite pleasant to the ears.
Suddenly, a fragrant breeze blew past his ear.
"Kiss kiss, let's go home together."
A strand of her black hair fell on the side of his face.
Huo Sishen froze.
Kiss kiss?
He turned his head and saw the snowy skin right in front of him.
The girl's almond-shaped eyes were smiling. Her lips were red and her teeth were white.
Huo Sishen felt a warmth in his palm.
"Speak properly!"
Why was she so close to him?
Wasn't she talking to Luo Pingting?!
"Ms. Luo has left. She was too embarrassed to bring the Luo family's bad luck to everyone."
As Gu Shishi spoke, she tugged on the sleeve of the man's suit.
Anyway, it was the Luo family's bad luck!
What goes around comes around!
"I'm alone here. The driver has left too. I don't know the way home."
"Can you send me home?"
Huo Sishen narrowed his eyes.
Where was the girl from the Chen family?
Gu Shishi sighed. "She was called away by a friend."
Huo Sishen's jaw tightened. He wanted to ask Si Yi to send her home, but he saw the disappointment on the girl's face.
Was she unhappy because she was abandoned halfway through the meal with Ms. Chen?
She had no one to accompany her during the meal today?
His chest tightened and he felt a little sore.
He had experienced darkness and loneliness. He should not let her experience it again.
"Let's go."
Huo Sishen got up.
He looked up and saw the girl's beaming face.
Gu Shishi immediately jumped up. "Yes, yes!"
Huo Sishen wanted to tell her that he would work overtime tonight and let her eat at home. However, he could not bring himself to say it.
There were some swamps that one could never get out of after being trapped.
The more one wanted to escape, the deeper one would sink.
"Wow, Mr. Huo, look! I actually won the football bet!"
"I'm so lucky!"
Gu Shishi fiddled with her phone as soon as she got into the car.
She laughed happily.
"I just made a random bet. I don't even know who's better. I must have benefited from your fortune."
Huo Sishen sat in the backseat and glanced at her phone. It was rare for him to do so.
The corners of his mouth curled up. It was as warm as spring.
Indeed, his fortune was not bad.
In the past few years, he had almost never lost money.
Si Yi, who was sitting in the front seat, felt the warmth in the car and looked back with admiration.
Miss Gu was really amazing.
Two days ago, she had even asked him how to use her phone to place a bet.
Then, she opened two phone numbers and placed bets on both wins and losses.
She was afraid that it would be a tie and even placed bets on five consecutive games.
Even if she was so unlucky, she would not be able to get a tie for all five games.
Previously, he did not know what she wanted to do.
So … it was for today!
She wanted to make her boss happy!
Si Yi was a little envious of the man in the backseat.
He also wanted to be in a relationship!
After a while, Gu Shishi excitedly showed Huo Sishen her WeChat.
"Look, Miss Chen sent me a big red packet!"
"And Grandma Chen invited me to her house for a meal. I've been really lucky recently."
What did she mean by unlucky? That did not exist!
Gu Shishi happily showed him her WeChat as she spoke.
She was telling him the truth.
Even if the big boss made the whole world unlucky, it would not affect her at all!
Therefore, he was her man!
"They must have done it because of you."
Gu Shishi was afraid that he did not understand, so she added a conclusion.
It was rare that Huo Sishen's cold face softened. The afternoon sun shone in through the car window and warmed him up.
She was the one who had the ability, but she insisted on attributing it to him.
He was the one who got someone to splash Luo Pingting, but she said that the Luo family was unforgivable.
He let out a muffled laugh from his chest.
"Yes, you're the luckiest."
"Si Yi, stop in front and let Miss Gu buy a lottery ticket."
Gu Shishi: "!!!"
Huo Sishen's mood was as good as a blooming flower on a glacier as he looked at Huo Mian's pink cheeks.
At this moment, in the private room of the Baiwei Restaurant.
Chen Kexin was looking at his WeChat in a dilemma.
[Did you receive a red packet today: Hurry up and transfer some money to me. Tell her that you think I'm the cutest and you love me the most!]
[Did you receive a red packet today: I still have something to do, so I can't eat with you guys. Please apologize to your grandma for me. Sigh, I have to coax the man at home. Next time, I'll come and apologize. I'll bring a painting as an apology.]
Chen Kexin: "???"
However, in less than a minute …
[Did you receive a red packet today: Hurry! Buy a thousand lottery tickets for me! The one at the entrance of the Baiwei Restaurant!]
Chen Kexin: "!!!"
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